Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Space Junkie was the singular Triple 7 entry for the High Times Sativa Flower Cannabis Cup this year. Space Junkie is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Starfighter and Tres Dawg. The flower was closely trimmed and a few points in the trichome layers had been damaged. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Blue Dream is sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Blueberry and Haze. Without much stretch in the first three weeks, buds transitioned from green to slightly darker green and eventually developed a healthy coat of milky trichomes. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. I chopped the plant 61 days into flowering.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 2, 2024

Golden PuTang is a sativa-leaning collaboration of Golden Pineapple (C99 and White Widow) by Green Bodhi and PuTang by Mass Medical Strains. Almost everything I grow is what I consider Work Sativa , and Golden PuTang was on the list to try. To learn about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

One answer involved having favorite effects ( Work Sativa ) instead of a favorite strain, and the other answer was that I enjoy the most having a variety of strains at my disposal. The plants’ yield was not super high, but the buds were dense with heavy trichomes and easy to trim. To follow News Joint Grow Journal, click here.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Gelonade is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Lemon Tree and Gelato #41. ILNJ photo A handful of small popcorn flowers carried an olive-green undertone shrouded beneath purple sugar leaf remnants, clumps of loose orange hairs, and a milky and dense trichome frost that lightened the entire color profile.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 27, 2024

Bruce Banner, a sativa leaning hybrid cross of OG Kush and Strawberry Diesel, gave off a tangy scent of burnt-orange terpinolene that hit me heaviest when I opened the door. I went for a longer 72-day cut to really give the trichomes time to ripen, hung to dry, trimmed, then cured for 14 days in Mason jars.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Acapulco Gold is a sativa-leaning hybrid strain. A light milky trichome frost concentrated at the creases where sugar leaves had once sat. There was a lightness to my awareness and mood throughout, a hallmark of a great sativa at the core of the experience that made Acapulco Gold a good wake-n-bake choice.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

It’s been a while since we added to our “Work Sativa” and “30%+ THC” review series, so I was surprised to find a strain that fit both categories. Black Velvet from Kaviar is an old-school sativa with sky-high test numbers. Black Velvet is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of The Black and Burmese Kush.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

It’s a sativa cross of Cappuccino and Trainwreck [Ghost Train Haze x Koffee] x [(Mexican and Thai sativa) x (Afghani indica)]. The large buds display natural foxtails with dark green, olive, and brown colors and a heavy coating of trichomes. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 17, 2023

Tangy citrus sativas are a bit of a focus point for the team here at Illinois News Joint. Rythm Grapefruit Sour Diesel fits the bill by name, so I picked up a sample at Rise Effingham to see if it fit our other Work Sativa review series criteria. Grapefruit Sour Diesel is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Grapefruit and Sour Diesel.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 30, 2023

I’ve been eyeing Nature’s Grace and Wellness’ Twenty Twenty brand for quite a while now and but not able to sampled the flower until after picking up the sativa judging kit, which included the Twenty Twenty’s sole contender for sativa flower, Wonka Bars. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Ambering trichome stalks and heads dotted the outside of the flower and lightened up the overall color. Northern Lights Haze was a sativa boost that stopped just short of becoming racy or unfocused. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. ILNJ photos For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Sativa Trichome Terpenes Strains 105

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Cherry Pop Tart is a sativa-leaning hybrid blend of High School Sweetheart and Wedding Crasher, originally bred by Tiki Madman. The solidly milky trichome frost added a lightness to the overall coloring. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. A few stray deep-purple sugar-leaf bases added splashes of darkness.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

That was what attracted me to 93 Boyz’ entry for the High Times Sativa Flower Cannabis Cup , Jet Fuel, as the strain combines two personal favorites from my days in Colorado, High Country Diesel and Aspen OG. Jet Fuel is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of High Country Diesel and Aspen OG. This batch of flower tested at 1.1%

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

As a reviewer, I want to sample as many Illinois products and brands as possible, and this year’s High Times Sativa Flower Cannabis Cup Kit included 16 labels, a few of which I had not yet tried. From the Sativa Flower kit, I pulled the 3D strain for my first Seed & Strain review. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Rythm recently entered its cut of the cultivar into the High Times Cannabis Cup Sativa Flower Kit, which I picked up at Rise Mundelein. Jack Herer is a sativa-dominant hybrid cross of Super Skunk and (Northern Lights x Haze). This was a solid fit for our Work Sativa class of bud and a strong picture of a true classic strain.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 4, 2023

Tangie Berry is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Dreadyberry and Tangerine Dream. While the trichome frost was not particularly heavy, it formed small pockets of stark-white milky concentration. Tangie Berry was an “aimless sativa,” providing an energetic and stimulating effect, yet leaving the mind unfocused and scattered.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 1, 2024

This sativa-leaning strain is a cross between the “Y” and “Snowman” and is named after NBA great Gary Payton, who was known as “The Glove.” The jar contained seven large-to-popcorn size flowers that were frosty with trichomes. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 31, 2023

I recently sampled a gram of the Wildfred Root Beer MAC, as part of the sativa flower Illinois High Times Magazine People’s Choice Cannabis Cup kit, picked up from Rise Mundelein. Root Beer MAC is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of MAC #11 and Root Beer, originally bred by Mosca Seeds. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 21, 2024

Blue Dream is sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Blueberry and Super Silver Haze. The buds were light green with darker green leaves mixed in and a coat of cream-yellow trichomes. Blue Dream kept me motivated and focused on my tasks, which of course fit our Work Sativa series. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Guava Bars is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Biscotti and Guava’z #74. The entire flower glittered when viewed in the light, highlighting the layer of trichomes that had just transitioned from clear to milky. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. I picked up one of those new strains, Guava Bars, to review.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I picked up for this review a gram of Gas Station Sushi as part of the High Times Cannabis Cup Sativa Flower Kit. Gas Station Sushi is a sativa-leaning hybrid cut of OGKB, a cross of High Octane OG and Kush Mints (Rabid Hippie Cut). The trim was close and left a rounded bud and an exposed milky and sparkling trichome layer.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 31, 2023

We aren’t shy about being fans of citrus-heavy energetic sativa here at Illinois News Joint , which is why I already had sampled one of Progressive Treatment Solutions’ flagship sativa, Orange Soda, as a crumble and preroll. Orange Soda is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Jilly Bean and Chem D.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 3, 2024

A 30x magnification revealed a 4:1 ratio of plant matter to trichome pieces with tiny pieces of orange hair and sugar leaf revealing themselves under the scope. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 12, 2024

Core coloration of bright-turf green was almost entirely shrouded by deep-purple pieces of sticky-sugar leaf and an amber-trichome frost concentrated at the creases. FloraCal places Purple Churro in the sativa category, but the effects were much more indica leaning. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Cannabis sativa is a fascinating plant with such a wide variety of expressions that the same genetics can display a variety of traits. ILNJ photos A handful of closely trimmed, pointed popcorn buds carried a vibrant turf-green base color, some remnant of orange hairs, and a speckling of small but visible trichomes.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 1, 2023

Glue Tang Haze is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of GG4 and Tangerine Haze and Puck. The trichomes still had some sparkle when held to the light and had just started the transition from milky to amber, lending a yellow-green hue to the overall color. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 15, 2023

Revolution Cannabis recently dropped the strain as part of its Cookies genetics releases, and I visited Enlightened Mount Prospect to pick up a sample Grandi Guava is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Guava and Gelato. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In early development, the green buds darkened, some pistils turned orange, and trichomes came earlier than expected. Then one day, I left for an event, and when I came home the following day, the leaves started turning purple. The effects landed in the slightly sativa spectrum with a strong head and body high.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Throughout the grow, some of the leaves and trichomes turned purple. ILNJ photo I grow these sativa-leaning strains to find the clearheaded buzzes with mental focus ( Work Sativa ) to battle my ADD, but sometimes “haze” strains cause a bit too much mind wondering and is counterproductive to the work I’m trying to accomplish.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 21, 2023

Hazelnut Cream is a sativa-leaning cross of Miami Haze and Cookies & Cream. Chunky and turf green with a smattering of orange hairs, these flowers had some left over sugar leaves shrouding the glittering trichomes below. Hazelnut Cream felt much more like a mood-boosting hybrid than an energetic sativa.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 22, 2023

Manzano is a sativa-dominant cross of Apples & Bananas and Apples & Bananas, bred by Compound Genetics (in collaboration with Cookies). A heavy coat of trichomes gave the buds a cream-color hue. Though I enjoy sativa strains from Revolution, I’ve never found a Work Sativa that checked all the boxes until this review.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 1, 2024

Four pointed flowers splashed with various pinks and dark purples carried thick orange hairs and a sparkling trichome frost that glistened in the light. The mental energy was short lived but the clarity stuck with me for a couple hours, making Tropicanna Punch BX1 a solid fit for a wake and bake or as a Work Sativa.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

The trichomes were all a solid milky white, brightening the entire flower when held to light. This high-then-low profile made Tropicana Punch feel more like a combination of indica and sativa than a straight middle ground hybrid. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 26, 2023

Bright-lime green with large-dense patches of rust-colored hairs, these flowers carried a trichome frost that was solidly milky throughout. Productive and focused, 2090 was a mental Work Sativa with a relaxing and pain relieving indica-body buzz. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 28, 2023

Banana Dance is a sativa-leaning cross of Banana and Dancehall. The trichomes were visible with the naked eye, giving the edges of leaves a milky frost coloring that glistened in the light. Banana Dance definitely fit our Work Sativa review series. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 7, 2023

ILNJ photos The eighth came as a handful of loosely structured, bright green buds with patches of clumped-together thick-orange hairs and a generous milky trichome frost. Surprisingly energetic and uplifting, The Glove effect profile was more sativa leaning than the hybrid label indicated.

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